Hector Montes - the AFSCME Liability
Hector Montes, the AFSCME Communications Director, is a huge liability to the union and today is a text book example of why.
Montes is very often critical of elected leaders in El Paso. That's fine as an individual but when you're the spokes person for a union you have to recognize the basic premise that often people don't know how to distinguish his views from those of the Union.
And I assure you, he's personally critical of the leaders. He has called elected leaders at both the city and county (the C and M of AFSCME) "incompetent" "chismosa" and far worse. How does one distinguish between Hector's comments and those of the Union?
Here's a perfect example of what I'm talking about. This is just a tame example of his criticisms of electeds, in this case Rep Acosta. Is this Hector Montes talking, or Hector Montes on behalf of AFSCME talking? As you can see in the second post, less than 24 hours prior, it's hard to distinguish the difference.
The Union has to work with these leaders and frequently need their support in issues. Do you think they are going to be inclined to be supportive when the person who's job it is to speak on behalf of the Union is so openly, and often rabidly critical of members of city council and commissioners court?
Montes is a huge liability to my Union brothers. Members have left over his association with the Union. What can you guys possibly say? Don't listen to the guy that speaks for us?


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